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Assam: 'White snake' bite leaves tea worker paralysed, timely ventilation saves her life

Guwahati, Sept. 23 -- A suspected neurotoxic snakebite left a young tea-garden worker in Assam's Sivasagar district paralysed and struggling to breathe, but timely airway management and prolonged vent... Read More


Assam startup ecosystem sees strong women participation; funding, business skills remain gaps: Report

Guwahati, Sept. 23 -- Assam's startup ecosystem is expanding its entrepreneurial base, with women accounting for more than half of the founders covered in a new study. However, limited institutional f... Read More


Assam researcher challenges century-old idea about ancient bows

Guwahati, Sept. 23 -- A researcher from Assam has taken a fresh look at one of the oldest weapons known to humans, the bow, and found that its performance may have had more to do with shape than the m... Read More


New 'ghost flower' orchid discovered in Arunachal Pradesh's Keyi Panyor

Guwahati, Sept. 17 -- A tiny, elusive orchid that spends much of its life hidden beneath the forest floor has been formally recognised as a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, adding another rare plan... Read More


New montane toad species discovered in Mizoram's Phawngpui National Park

Guwahati, Sept. 16 -- A new species of montane toad has been discovered in Mizoram's Phawngpui National Park, adding to the growing evidence of previously undocumented amphibian diversity in the state... Read More


Mizoram's Bairabi-Sairang railway line marks one year with 15 lakh passengers, 2,500 wagons

Guwahati, Sept. 14 -- One year after the first train rolled into Sairang, Mizoram's 51.38-km Bairabi-Sairang railway line has emerged as a major new link for passenger travel, freight movement and tou... Read More


New frog species discovered on Mizoram University campus in Aizawl

Guwahati, Sept. 14 -- A small frog found along a stream on the Mizoram University campus in Aizawl has been formally recognised as a new species, adding to evidence that northeastern India's amphibian... Read More


Nagaland: Rare shield bug rediscovered after more than a century

Guwahati, Sept. 13 -- A rare shield bug first described from the Naga Hills in 1908 has been rediscovered in Nagaland after remaining unreported from Northeast India for more than a century. The spec... Read More


Assam's greater one-horned rhino numbers rise, but habitat is next big challenge

Guwahati, Sept. 11 -- The greater one-horned rhinoceros is showing a strong recovery, with its global population now estimated at 4,075, up from fewer than 100 animals in the early 1900s, according to... Read More


Solar-powered charging stations installed in six villages around Mizoram's Dampa Tiger Reserve

Guwahati, Sept. 11 -- Six villages in Mizoram's Dampa landscape have received solar-powered mobile charging stations, providing communities with a practical source of power during outages while promot... Read More